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Two Jurors in Manson Family Trial Excused
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 16 – Two jurors in the robbery trial of four Charles Manson followers have been excused after receiving telephoned death threats, it was learned Thursday. In excusing juror Michael Fiores, Superior Judge Arthur Alarcon described those who […]
Judge Sequesters Jurors in Trial of Manson Followers
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 14 – The jury in the trial of four Charles Manson followers charged with robbery was sequestered Tuesday after one of the jurors reportedly received a phone call. In addition to sequestering the eight women and four […]
Manson, 3 Cohorts Will Appear at Trial
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 11 – Charles Manson and the three female “family” members convicted with him for the Sharon Tate-Leno LaBianca murders are due back in Los Angeles Superior Court this week for the trial of four other followers. Manson […]
Manson Girl Freed in Murder
VAN NUYS, Feb. 1 – A former Manson family member, jailed since November in connection with a Stockton, Calif., murder and a Granada Hills armed robbery, has been freed and Dep. Dist. Atty. William C. Melcher said that clearing her […]
Suspects In Murder Seek Court Redress
STOCKTON, Jan. 18 — Attorneys for four persons accused of the murder in November of Lauren Willett said in San Joaquin County Superior Court yesterday they will file written motions to suppress evidence they assert was obtained illegally by police […]
Manson Girl in Stockton Case is Released
STOCKTON, Jan. 3 – A charge of being an accessory in the murder of Lauren Willett has been dismissed by authorities against Lynette Fromme, a former follower of convicted killer Charles Manson. Meanwhile, arraignment was continued yesterday in San Joaquin […]
‘Manson Girls’ Remain on California’s Death Row
FRONTERA, Calif., Jan. 1 — Despite their petitions and pleas, three young women remain isolated in California’s only remaining death row. Their heads shaved in protest, they call themselves “nuns.” To others, they are still known as “the Manson girls.” […]
Manson Girl Arrested Here – Talks of Love
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21 – Sandra Good sat demurely on the wooden bench in City Prison speaking softly and gesturing like a musical conductor. “None of us with the mark can get a fair trial; that’s why I jumped O.R. […]
Prosecution Witness in Manson Case Hiding Out Here
HONOLULU, HI, Dec. 21 – A woman fugitive from California, whose testimony helped send the Charles Manson murder gang to prison, said here yesterday that everyone who values freedom should support efforts to get Los Angeles Times reporter William T. […]
Manson Attorney Sues For $90,000 Fee
SAN BERNARDINO, Dec. 14 — Los Angeles attorney Irving A. Kanarek has filed suit against Los Angeles County for $90,000 he says the county owes him for representing Charles Manson during the 1970-71 Tate-LaBianca murder trial. Kanarek’s petition was recently […]
Murder Charge is Dropped Against One of Manson Girls
STOCKTON, Dec. 12 — Stockton Municipal Court Judge Laurence Drivon, acting on a request by the prosecution, yesterday delayed further proceedings against two female followers of Charles Manson and two male companions accused of murdering Lauren Willett. Murder charges against […]
The Manson Girls – Grisly Epilogue
STOCKTON, Calif., Nov. 19 — It is more than a year since he was sent to jail for life — the little man whose name has become a synonym for evil — Charles Manson. His loyal women followers, the ragged […]
Manson Clan: Suspect Used Willet Papers
STOCKTON, Nov 18. – One of three men charged in the Oct. 10 slaying of James T. Willett later used the dead man’s identification papers to post bail on robbery charges here, Police Chief E. Jess Delaney said Friday. When […]
Grandparents Hope to Adopt Orphaned Baby
STOCKTON, Calif., Nov. 16 – The grandparents of an orphaned 8-month-old girl, whose parents were shot to death after moving in with a group of ex-convicts and Manson “girls,” told authorities Wednesday they wanted to adopt the infant. “We found […]
Infant Orphaned in ‘Manson Girls’ Case Waits for Relatives
STOCKTON, Nov. 15 – A tiny eight-month-old girl, orphaned by the gunshot slayings of her parents and cared for by three “Manson girls” until their arrests on murder charges, waited today for someone to claim her. Heidi Willett, who was […]
Stockton Police Probe Aliases Of Two Murder Suspects
STOCKTON, Nov. 15 — Stockton police, investigating the murder of Lauren Chavelle Willett, 19, said they are pressing their efforts to determine if the aliases used by two of the suspects represent the names of real people. But Detective Capt. […]
Murder Charge Ends ‘Drifting’
SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 15 — Priscilla Cooper bore an illegitimate child at 19 and danced topless before she was 20. Today, at 21, she shares murder charges with two other women who bear the “X” scar of the Charles […]
Priscilla’s Latest ‘Mess’
SAN JOSE, Nov. 15 — Priscilla Cooper’s mother cannot recall her only daughter without a mixture of bitterness, bewilderment and pain. Priscilla’s latest “mess,” being charged with murder along with two “Manson women” in Stockton, hurts as much as if […]
Six Manson Followers Charged with Murder
SANTA ROSA, Calif., Nov. 14 — The death of an ex-Marine whose decapitated body was unearthed last week and whose wife was later found shot to death has led to murder complaints against six persons, two of them former disciples […]
2 Manson Girls Seized in Murder
STOCKTON, Calif., Nov. 13 – Two of Charles Manson’s “girls” and three companions faced murder charges in Stockton today in the killing of a young woman found buried in a basement there. Police tentatively identified the victim as Lauren Chavelle […]
